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News — They’ve
seen worse destruction, but this is home
Churches
on mission — First
Baptist Woodway pioneers a path
Giving — Lottie
Moon guides are in the mail
Speaking
of missions — Missions
by the Book: He will shake all nations … Quotable: Not helping is not
an option … Illustration: Prayer can lead you to new adventures
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| During his 30 years as a missionary in Bangladesh, RT
Buckley weathered many deadly cyclones. So when Katrina hit their retirement
home in Picayune, Miss., he and Fran did what they always have – they
set out to help others. |
They’ve seen worse destruction,
but this is home
RT and Fran Buckley aided hurricane survivors
in Bangladesh for decades. Now Katrina’s destruction has hit RT’s
own hometown.
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more.
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you can help.
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| Jake, a member of First Baptist Woodway’s missionary
team in Central Asia, prays during a team worship time. Team members support
each other during good times and bad – and vitally connect the Waco,
Texas, church to the Central Asia city they are trying to reach. |
Churches
on mission
First Baptist Woodway pioneers a path
Teams are all the rage in missions, but a missionary team mobilized by a single
church and assigned to a single location by a missions agency remains a
rarity. This Waco, Texas, church has done it.
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more.
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more about an exciting new phenomenon.
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Resources
Lottie Moon guides are in the mail
It’s easier than ever for your church to become the hands and feet of Jesus
by giving to the Lottie Moon Christmas Offering®.
● The Pastor’s Guide and Leader’s Guide are in the mail to
Southern Baptist churches.
● In the guides, you’ll find ideas for worship services and other
activities that will help your church members feel the urgency of reaching
the lost with the good news.
● Inside the front covers, you’ll find a DVD of presentation-quality
videos that show how God is working – and wants to work – to change
lives.
● You’ll also find a CD with clip art, photos, bulletin announcements
and more. These resources make it easy to help your folks understand how they
can be a part of what God is doing.
If you just can’t wait, visit the
Web. You’ll
find the same resources and more.
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Speaking of missions
Missions by the Book: He will shake all nations
“I will shake all nations, and the desired of all nations will come,
and I will fill this house with glory,’ says the Lord Almighty.” – Haggai
2:7, NIV
Quotable: Not helping is not an option
“But the destruction is so widespread that not helping people is not
an option. Help needs to be given all over.” – R.T. Buckley, retired
missionary to Bangladesh now living in Picayune, Miss., reflecting on needs
after Hurricane Katrina
Illustration: Prayer can lead you to new adventures
Being part of a prayer group might not seem to be a life-changing commitment.
But it was for several members of one home group dedicated to praying for
Central Asia and spreading the gospel there. The group at First Baptist
Woodway in Waco, Texas, made a concerted commitment to the task. They met
for worship and trained for more than a year, participated in multiple volunteer
trips to the area and worked through personality issues. All this came before
going through the application and orientation process for the IMB’s
International Service Corps program and moving overseas as part of a team
dedicated to reaching a city that hasn’t seen a church of any kind
in a century. The group works among people who get their impressions of
Christianity from Hollywood, occasional glimpses of robed and bearded Orthodox
priests on television — and the misinformation they receive from Muslim
imams (leaders).
Do you dare pray
for an Unreached People Group?
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